What is the most ‘spiritually Dallas’ restaurant?
In a since-deleted-for-unexplained-reasons post on the Dallas subreddit, someone asked: “What is the most spiritually ‘Dallas’ restaurant?”. The answers included Campisi’s, El Fenix, La La Land Kind Cafe, Javier’s, Chili’s, both Dunston’s, Al Biernat’s, and Dakota’s. Our own Brian Reinhart also weighed in: “Gotta be Ni
North Texas homeowners allege unfinished pools, unpaid subcontractors after hiring Bright Pools
North Texas homeowners allege Bright Pools, LLC left them with unfinished pools, thousands owed, and liens on properties.
Richardson ISD sued after sending special needs student to juvenile program
Richardson ISD is being sued in federal court over an alleged mishandling of a student with disabilities, court records show. On Aug. 13, the student’s lawyer filed a civil rights lawsuit against the district in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. In the filing, his attorney alleges tha
Rapper BigXthaPlug arrested in Collin County on multiple charges
COLLIN COUNTY, Texas - Xavier Landum, the Dallas rapper who goes by the stage name BigXthaPlug, was arrested on Friday and booked into the Collin County Jail on multiple charges. BigXthaPlug arrested. What we know:. Court records show Landum was arrested by the Allen Police Department and booked into the...
Homicide at 4100 S. Cockrell Hill Road
On August 21, 2026, at approximately 1:35 a.m., Dallas Police responded to a shooting call in the 4100 block of South Cockrell Hill Road. The preliminary investigation determined that two men were shot by an unknown suspect. One man died at the scene and the second victim was transported to the hospital by private vehi
Abbott equates airport foot-washing stations to ‘white-only bathrooms’ in letter to DOJ
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has asked the Justice Deparment to investigate foot-washing stations at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Abbott called the stations "discriminatory" in his letter addressed to Attorney General Todd Blanche and equated them to "wh
Fort Worth Woman Gets 16 Years For Six Pounds Of Cocaine Bound For Sydney
A Tarrant County jury has sentenced 33-year-old Virginia Alcaraz to 16 years in prison after finding her guilty of trying to smuggle roughly six pounds of cocaine through Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on her way to Sydney, Australia. Alcaraz was arrested at DFW on March 29, 2025, after U.S. Customs and Border
Dallas Shooting: 1 dead, 1 injured at apartment complex
DALLAS - A man is dead and another is injured after a shooting in the West Oak Cliff area of Dallas. The shooting happened early Friday morning at an apartment complex on South Cockrell Hill Road. Police said other residents in the complex called 911 after hearing some type of...
Apartment fire started during domestic dispute displaces 24 residents in Oak Cliff
In the quiet hours of a recent evening a dispute between partners escalated into flames that engulfed an apartment building in South Oak Cliff. This Oak Cliff apartment fire left dozens without homes and highlighted the fragile line between personal conflict and widespread disaster. Residents scrambled to safety as smo
Bishop Arts Bar Throws Mardi Gras Party Six Months Early, and It’s Free
Bishop Arts District's Revelers Hall is skipping ahead on the calendar, throwing a free Midsummer Mardi Gras party on Saturday that runs from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. The New Orleans-style lounge at 412 N. Bishop Ave. is filling the twelve-hour stretch with three live brass acts, Aperol Spritz and Campari drink specials, and f
